Skeletal System I
bone that protects your brain
What is cranium/skull
bones that protect your heart and lungs (2 words)
What is thoracic cage
Superior pelvic bone
Ilium
Bones that are longer than they are wide
Long Bones
Posterior pelvic bone
Ischium
Roughly cubed shaped bones
Short bones
Connects muscles to bones
What is tendons
Plate shaped bones
Flat bones
Connects bones to other bones
what are Ligaments
Unusual or Complex shaped bones
Irregular Bones
5 functions of the Skeletal system
Shape/Support (framework)
Storage of minerals & fats
Protection of vital organs
Movement of body
Production of blood cells
Number of bones in the body
206
How many bones in the axial skeleton?
80 bones
The larger bone in the bottom half of the leg
Tibia
The smaller bone in the bottom half of the leg
Fibula
Number, name pelvic bones
3 bones
Ilium, Ischium, Pubic
The fibula is _______ to the tibia
Lateral
How many bones in the appendicular skeleton?
126